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i think people in arizona are often cast that way because arizona has been trying to deal with a problem that the federal government has simply failed at. i see a lot less of the hatred than some people do. people simply want the rule of law and want us to actually do something about this massive problem that we have. the biggest problem is that the law does not recognize the reality that is out there. andrei has kids who are here that our citizens. there are many who are here with undocumented status that have ties that bind, and it is a very difficult situation and a complex situation, maybe more so than is realized. we simply need law that reflects reality and will bring back the rule of law. when you say that republicans have hatred or whatever, i do not buy it. we need a law that reflects reality. >host: how would your legislation, as you see it,, benefit? how does it effect andre? host: if andre has committed no felonies -- those with criminal records will not be allowed to have provisional status and day and hope to advance their status. that if he is here and has not committed cr
i think people in arizona are often cast that way because arizona has been trying to deal with a problem that the federal government has simply failed at. i see a lot less of the hatred than some people do. people simply want the rule of law and want us to actually do something about this massive problem that we have. the biggest problem is that the law does not recognize the reality that is out there. andrei has kids who are here that our citizens. there are many who are here with undocumented...
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the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from arizona for five minutes. without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. ms. sinema: thank you, madam speaker. my state, arizona, has made tremendous sacrifices in the struggle to stand strong through our nation's fiscal crisis. today, arizona is last in education funding, last in retail growth, and first in home foreclosures. i'm proud to say, however, arizonans are resilient, we are tough. our state was forged out of rugged frontierism, we are independent and have deep respect for the tradition that is make us arizona. we have never shrunk from a tough fight and we have never been afraid to roll up our sleeves and work hard. right now, we are working hard to climb out of the recession that we all face together. it hasn't been easy, but we are doing it. arizona is sixth in the nation for defense sector jobs. most of those are private sector jobs. employers have come to arizona because of our people and our work ethic. we innovate and compete alongside blooming states like california, texas, and virginia. em
the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from arizona for five minutes. without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. ms. sinema: thank you, madam speaker. my state, arizona, has made tremendous sacrifices in the struggle to stand strong through our nation's fiscal crisis. today, arizona is last in education funding, last in retail growth, and first in home foreclosures. i'm proud to say, however, arizonans are resilient, we are tough. our state was forged out of rugged frontierism, we are...
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being from arizona, what are your thoughts? guest: oh, it's a huge deal for being a border state, and we see it from several different levels, both border crossing, being a state that has often had a very vibrant housing market and that housing market is coming up and that often becomes an attraction for illegal labor or undocumented labor. but for a lot of us also, the real debate is, what's the future look like? you know, what will the future of the immigration system be? will it be like canada and australia and great britain where it's essentially a point base system where we have a shortage of electrical engineers, electrical engineers move up in priority? and this sort of makes a loopback to that discussion of, do you design an immigration policy that maximizes economic growth for the nation? do you continue to focus on a chain, a relationship of family migration system which may actually be family friendly but ultimately if you believe you have a moral obligation as political leadership of stabilizing the country, growing
being from arizona, what are your thoughts? guest: oh, it's a huge deal for being a border state, and we see it from several different levels, both border crossing, being a state that has often had a very vibrant housing market and that housing market is coming up and that often becomes an attraction for illegal labor or undocumented labor. but for a lot of us also, the real debate is, what's the future look like? you know, what will the future of the immigration system be? will it be like...
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michigan and arizona. mr. kevin mca lean and, acting assist ant commissioner where he is responsible for the anti-terrorism, immigration, trade compliance and agricultural protection operations at the nation's 331 ports. rear admiral lee is the deputy for operations pollly and capability for the united states coast guard and in this role, he oversees integration of all policies. he spent 13 years in six different command assignments and specialized in boat operations and search and rescue. rebecca gambler, acting director of the u.s. government accountability office of homeland security and justice team where she leads the work on border security and immigration issues. and marc rosenblum is a specialist in immigration policy at the congressional research service and associate professor of political science at the university of new orleans sm the witnesses' full written statements will appear in the record and the chair recognizes chief fisher for his testimony. >> thank you. chairwoman miller, ranking mem
michigan and arizona. mr. kevin mca lean and, acting assist ant commissioner where he is responsible for the anti-terrorism, immigration, trade compliance and agricultural protection operations at the nation's 331 ports. rear admiral lee is the deputy for operations pollly and capability for the united states coast guard and in this role, he oversees integration of all policies. he spent 13 years in six different command assignments and specialized in boat operations and search and rescue....
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of arizona, and we thank her for her work on these issues. we have a number of distinguished presenters here he will be talking to us about the cyber security imperative that we face as a nation and as a state. last month janet napolitano warned that a cyber 9/11 could happen at any moment with the potential to cripple our nation's technical bridge. -- electricla gal grids and informn networks. there have been attacks on cyber networks that have increased the frequency, that have increase in their sophistication and have the potential to inflict more serious damage on our serious infrastructure such as our water treatment facilities and so on. financial networks, transportation systems, and so on. attacks have emerged as one of the nation's greatest threat. it requires all levels of government to work together. all of our state governments are the trustees of sensitive personal information. we control services for citizens, supporting a emergency response, supporting private sector partners. all of these things require a new level of vigilanc
of arizona, and we thank her for her work on these issues. we have a number of distinguished presenters here he will be talking to us about the cyber security imperative that we face as a nation and as a state. last month janet napolitano warned that a cyber 9/11 could happen at any moment with the potential to cripple our nation's technical bridge. -- electricla gal grids and informn networks. there have been attacks on cyber networks that have increased the frequency, that have increase in...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute and revise and stepped. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. barber: thank you, mr. speaker. we are now less than 48 hours from sweeping and irresponsible across-the-board budget cuts that will go into effect on friday. these cuts will weaken our military, harm our border security, undermine economic recovery and hurt southern arizona families. we must work together and we can, i'm confident, craft a rational, bipartisan solution to reduce the debt so these cuts can be avoided. last week i stood with officials from the university of arizona, the city of tucson, law enforcement, border patrol agents, civilian employees of the air base and local health care groups and community agencies to demand that we take action on sequestration. the critical services that these groups and individuals and countless others provided to arizona will be cut because congress hasn't come together with a commonsense solution. in my district, this
for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute and revise and stepped. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. barber: thank you, mr. speaker. we are now less than 48 hours from sweeping and irresponsible across-the-board budget cuts that will go into effect on friday. these cuts will weaken our military, harm our border security, undermine economic recovery and hurt southern arizona families. we must work...
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perverse incentives and the health lobby have captured the arizona governor. guest: that is typical "wall street journal." the fact is people come into the hospital, they do not receive any payment, it becomes uncompensated care, and the doctors are saying how can you turn away money for patients that we see and we do not get paid for? it is nonsense for a government to say i will not take 100% of the money. why wouldn't you take git? i think the governor made a reasonable, smart decision. the same thing happened in ohio, john kasich, who used to be anti-government and all that stuff, he said send me the money. host: congressman mcdermott, thank you for talking to our viewers. guest: my pleasure. host: the house will gavel back in in about 10 minutes. >> coming in in 10 minutes and a gallon back out and beginning debate on the rule for the balanced budget legislation in the house at 1:00 p.m. eastern. president obama will have something to say about the budget. he will ask congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts to put
perverse incentives and the health lobby have captured the arizona governor. guest: that is typical "wall street journal." the fact is people come into the hospital, they do not receive any payment, it becomes uncompensated care, and the doctors are saying how can you turn away money for patients that we see and we do not get paid for? it is nonsense for a government to say i will not take 100% of the money. why wouldn't you take git? i think the governor made a reasonable, smart...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this is one of those moments where you come up here for one minute and i wanted to share a certain frustration. mr. schweikert: particularly the vote we had here in the house. i come from arizona. we have 22 tribal communities, 21 actual designated reservations. i've lived almost my entire life alongside the salt river indian community, the sophisticated tribe with wonderful outreach into the community. they've come light years in the last 10. they've done amazing things. we've been working with that community and congressman cole's office trying to work with language that would work in vawa and yet congressman cole, congressman issa were not allowed in the process to offer their amendment. and that was great frustration for me because there was months of labor put into that. there is some irony here. i heard folks on the right and a lot on t
for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this is one of those moments where you come up here for one minute and i wanted to share a certain frustration. mr. schweikert: particularly the vote we had here in the house. i come from arizona. we have 22 tribal communities, 21 actual designated reservations. i've...
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patricia is the director of never housing services in phoenix, arizona. adam is a visiting professor of law at harvard law school. james mccarty is the president and ceo of the miami fair housing center in dayton, ohio. jennifer is deputy director in washington, d.c. william jefferson from radcliff, ky. michelle is the global consumer cheap marketing and internet officer of citigroup in new york, new york. at the end of this month, michelle will leave citigroup. dory rand is the president of woodstock institute in chicago, illinois. ellen is the chairman of the board of directors at the center for financial innovation and washington, d.c. the president of u.s. consumer services at american express in new york. robert stoll from portland oregon. don knapp is vice chair of bank of hawaii in honolulu, hawaii. jane is ceo and founder of the firm in chicago, illinois. an associate professor at dartmouth college in hanover, new hampshire. also here is the cfpb staff director. i am pleased to introduce richard cordray, who was appointed by the president just ove
patricia is the director of never housing services in phoenix, arizona. adam is a visiting professor of law at harvard law school. james mccarty is the president and ceo of the miami fair housing center in dayton, ohio. jennifer is deputy director in washington, d.c. william jefferson from radcliff, ky. michelle is the global consumer cheap marketing and internet officer of citigroup in new york, new york. at the end of this month, michelle will leave citigroup. dory rand is the president of...
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louis, illinois, in a movie theater in aurora, colorado, a shopping center in tucson, arizona, a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin, and the college lecture halls in illinois and blacksburg, virginia, and a first grade classroom in s,wtown, massachusett americans all over the country are saying enough. we need to act. we need to better protect our families, our kids, our schools, our loved ones from the epidemic of violence. some say that we should just enforce the laws on the books, but that is not enough. there are so many gaps in these laws that we now they created the situation we face today. the senate will take up proposals to close those gaps and reduce gun violence. we will consider universal background checks for gun sales, tougher gun laws against illegal stock purchasing, stopping the flood of new military-style assault weapons on to our streets, limiting the capacity of new gun magazines to a level that allows for reasonable self-defense but reduces the scope of carnage that a mass shooter can cause. all of these proposals are based on common sense. all of them have stron
louis, illinois, in a movie theater in aurora, colorado, a shopping center in tucson, arizona, a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin, and the college lecture halls in illinois and blacksburg, virginia, and a first grade classroom in s,wtown, massachusett americans all over the country are saying enough. we need to act. we need to better protect our families, our kids, our schools, our loved ones from the epidemic of violence. some say that we should just enforce the laws on the books, but that...
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pastor of arizona and mr. himes of connecticut. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the news to >> i'm so many members after a late night last night. we were so pleased that he mentioned violence against women and recognized the leadership of vice president biden. as you know, yesterday, the senate passed a bill, mr. hoyer, our whip, would love to tell you the numbers, so i'll leave that to him to do, but here we are again, last year -- last night, the senate passed the violence against women act and we are calling the majority in the house to bring the bill to the floor. delay is not an option. every moment of delay is harmful to women, a delay when so many women are forced to suffer in silence in the face of abuse. not an option when they fear for their lives in their homes. not an option when millions of the lgbt community, native americans and immigrants particularly with a delay in the house. there is no time to waste. so i'm going to yield to mr. hoyer. and he'll talk to you about th
pastor of arizona and mr. himes of connecticut. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the news to >> i'm so many members after a late night last night. we were so pleased that he mentioned violence against women and recognized the leadership of vice president biden. as you know, yesterday, the senate passed a bill, mr. hoyer, our whip, would love to tell you the numbers, so i'll leave that to him to do, but here we are again, last year -- last...
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise. i'm sorry. for what purpose does the gentlelady rise. >> america is facing some very serious problems and they are looking to congress for solutions. so what have we done this week since the sequester is coming on friday? ms. shea-porter: we had one vote questioned and that was to rename a flight center, and one vote today, these are good votes but just two votes. and friday is looming, and america wants us to answer the sequester. we heard the speaker say that they have put two bills before the floor, but they have not been acceptable. we need to compromise. we also heard the speaker say recently to the senate to get going and get moving. and i would suggest that the house should do the same thing. we need to reach out and compromise. find a solution that can pass this house, pass the senate, and become law. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new hampshire yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise. without objection. >> mr. speaker, toda
the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise. i'm sorry. for what purpose does the gentlelady rise. >> america is facing some very serious problems and they are looking to congress for solutions. so what have we done this week since the sequester is coming on friday? ms. shea-porter: we had one vote questioned and that was to rename a flight center, and one vote today, these are good votes but just two votes. and friday is looming, and america wants us to...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from arizona is recognized for one minute. mrs. kirkpatrick: i was born and raised on the white mountain of apache nation. the necklace i wear was made by an apache woman. i have seen firsthand the troubled and hardships our tribes experience. now i represent 12 native american tribes and i'm here standing on the floor of congress to give them a voice. our native american women who need resources and protection face great hardships. they often live in very remote areas. unfortunately native american women are 2 1/2 times more likely to be assaulted in their lifetimes than other women. as a prosecutor i also saw firsthand the need to protect those who are vulnerable. that's why i pushed so hard for the bipartisan senate passed version of this legislation. this legislation strengthens protections for native american women and so many others. my district needs this legislation. i urge my colleagues from both sides to come together and pass the senate version of the violence against women act today. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlel
the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from arizona is recognized for one minute. mrs. kirkpatrick: i was born and raised on the white mountain of apache nation. the necklace i wear was made by an apache woman. i have seen firsthand the troubled and hardships our tribes experience. now i represent 12 native american tribes and i'm here standing on the floor of congress to give them a voice. our native american women who need resources and protection face great hardships. they often live in...
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for what purpose does the gentlelady from arizona rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> the first district native americans make up about 25% of my constituents. unfortunately, native american women are 2 1/2 times more likely to be assaulted in their lifetime than other women. re-authorizing the violence against women act is important to my district. that's why i'm very concerned about the impact of sequestration cuts on programs supported by the violence against women act. more than $20 million in cuts are at stake. what does a $20 million cut mean? it means thousands more victims would be denied shelter and legal services. it means thousands fewer police officers, prosecutors, judges, and victim advocates would get specialized training. as a former prosecutor, i know we need to do all we can to keep victims safe and hold perpetrators accountable. mrs. kirkpatrick: that means we need to do all we can to stop these sequestration cuts. i yield back the balance o
for what purpose does the gentlelady from arizona rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> the first district native americans make up about 25% of my constituents. unfortunately, native american women are 2 1/2 times more likely to be assaulted in their lifetime than other women. re-authorizing the violence against women act is important to my district. that's why i'm very concerned about the impact of...
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of january 5, 2011, -- under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. franks: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton recently issued a stern warning in her testimony before the house and senate committees responsible for oversight of u.s. foreign policy. she referred repeatedly to the need for our country to recognize and respond to what she called a, quote, global jihadist threat. mr. speaker, rarely have i agreed more with secretary clinton. yet mrs. clinton has been worried about this threat before now. she has done an impressive job of concealing it. the same is true of the obama stad ad administration more generally -- obama administration more generally. for the past four years the executive branch has gone to extraordinary lengths to obscure the danger posed by those who practice holy war or jihad against our country. the administration has also sought to silence and in some cases punish those who have spoken the trute a
of january 5, 2011, -- under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. franks: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton recently issued a stern warning in her testimony before the house and senate committees responsible for oversight of u.s. foreign policy. she referred repeatedly to the need for our country to recognize and respond to...
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in 2008, he served as field director in nevada, ohio, and arizona for hillary clinton before working in missouri. after the 2008 cycle, mr. marshall service national field director for the democratic congressional campaign committee. he is responsible for managing regional field directors and the design and implement action -- implementation of targeted field plants across the country and is active in the 04 kerry campaign -- your former boss has found another job recently. [laughter] to his right is anne caprara has served as deputy political director of the campaign committee. she has overseen political operations for senate campaigns in 16 states including a highly competitive races of virginia, indiana, connecticut, wisconsin, florida, and massachusetts. for the 2012 cycle, she achieved a one-acter% win percentage which is pretty empire -- 51 under% win a 100% win percentage which is pretty impressive. to her right is and the stone. is a veteran political operative -- to write is andy stone. is the communications director for the house majority pac, a super pak focused on electin
in 2008, he served as field director in nevada, ohio, and arizona for hillary clinton before working in missouri. after the 2008 cycle, mr. marshall service national field director for the democratic congressional campaign committee. he is responsible for managing regional field directors and the design and implement action -- implementation of targeted field plants across the country and is active in the 04 kerry campaign -- your former boss has found another job recently. [laughter] to his...
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host: james is on the line from arizona, a republican caller. caller: how're you doing today? thank you for taking my call. my question is, i have a couple -- one of them is, we live in a very dangerous world. all we have to do is pick up a newspaper and understand that it gets more dangerous every day. >> "washington journal" airs live each day at 7:00 a.m. we now go to the house. yeas and nays and suspending the rules and passing h.r. 667, by the yeas and nays. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be five-minute votes. pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the speaker's journal on which yeas and nays are ordered. the question is on agreeing to the speaker's journal. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of repr
host: james is on the line from arizona, a republican caller. caller: how're you doing today? thank you for taking my call. my question is, i have a couple -- one of them is, we live in a very dangerous world. all we have to do is pick up a newspaper and understand that it gets more dangerous every day. >> "washington journal" airs live each day at 7:00 a.m. we now go to the house. yeas and nays and suspending the rules and passing h.r. 667, by the yeas and nays. the first...
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the final one i give you, the chinlee unified school district in arizona. the cut would be $1.2 million. impact aid funds make up about 61% of that district's total current expenditures. so while we're having this conversation, about, you know, fewer teachers, fewer school days, less opportunities to go to head start, less ability to pay for college, other nations, this is not how they're looking to improve their education system. this is not the conversation that's happening with our competitors. in singapore, in south korea, in china, in india. as the president talked about in his state of the union we want to invest much more in education. we want a lot more children having a chance to have high quality early childhood experience. we want to make sure we can drive up graduation rates and make sure high school is relevant and drive down dropout rates and make sure our young people are college and career ready. the president's 2020 goal to lead the world in college graduation rates, to do that we need to make sure folks have access and college is affordabl
the final one i give you, the chinlee unified school district in arizona. the cut would be $1.2 million. impact aid funds make up about 61% of that district's total current expenditures. so while we're having this conversation, about, you know, fewer teachers, fewer school days, less opportunities to go to head start, less ability to pay for college, other nations, this is not how they're looking to improve their education system. this is not the conversation that's happening with our...
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i would point to the voters in maine and arizona, the ballot of public financing laws. the people who do not like public financing are many incumbent politicians. i am from massachusetts. in 1996, people in massachusetts overwhelmingly approved public financing only to have the law repealed in the legislature. my question to you is, what is your basis for concluding that people do not want public financing? >> i agree with you about the incumbents. that is part of the problem. the problem to overcome if the work problem. seeing that incumbents are able to deal with it as they do, there is not an overwhelming urge for it. the reason is in my book that i wrote. i looked at polling going back to 1938. one thing i did notice is the general trend. while campaign finance reform generally gets a 60-40 majority from people, for a long time, with the exception of 1973- 1979, you have anywhere from 65 to 60 against public financing. the campaign institute did extensive polling where they would talk about it. mike would say they probably got a different result. in general, i think
i would point to the voters in maine and arizona, the ballot of public financing laws. the people who do not like public financing are many incumbent politicians. i am from massachusetts. in 1996, people in massachusetts overwhelmingly approved public financing only to have the law repealed in the legislature. my question to you is, what is your basis for concluding that people do not want public financing? >> i agree with you about the incumbents. that is part of the problem. the problem...
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in's go to jacqueline arizona, a republican caller. caller: good morning, how are you? my question is, i am a superintendent on in the it -- of a school on an indian reservation. we are one of only twoederal school systems in america, the the part of defense and the department of interior, that i am very concerned about sequestration and the impact it will have an indian children on reservations who are already underfunded. we are totally dependent on congress, and i am just worried about the whole -- it is going to be devastating not only to my school on an indian reservation but other schools that depend on the aid. we cannot do any tax or bond on a reservation. i know you cannot probably say much, but im concerned about impact aid. guest: i know about impact aid, not from where the caller is coming from, but in new jersey impact aid just means that when you have land in her case where it is federal land and you cannot tax it, the area needs some sort of subsidy. it has been impacted by the actions of the federal government, so how does the government compensate for t
in's go to jacqueline arizona, a republican caller. caller: good morning, how are you? my question is, i am a superintendent on in the it -- of a school on an indian reservation. we are one of only twoederal school systems in america, the the part of defense and the department of interior, that i am very concerned about sequestration and the impact it will have an indian children on reservations who are already underfunded. we are totally dependent on congress, and i am just worried about the...
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they went to arizona. so now they are crossing through the dessert. we've made it tighter there. now the valley is more of a challenge. it's a dynamic issue. it's kind of cat and mouse. you can't separate u.s. border security on the southwest border from what is going on in mexico. and mexico has been in this practically a state of civil war since 2006. there are cartels fighting with each other. there are terrible masacres and at the same time as i mentioned there are guns coming down from the united states. so it's pretty complex and it's very dynamic. host: for calls this is ron from new york, independent line. caller: i had a question about the contraband that comes from the u.s. down. how do they get the guns across from fast and furious? were the border agents told to waive these guys on or how did that work? guest: with fast and furious, the a.t.f., the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms and explosives allowed about 2,000 guns to go into mexico so they could trace these guns. and the problem was that they lost track of some of the guns. and one of these guns was used t
they went to arizona. so now they are crossing through the dessert. we've made it tighter there. now the valley is more of a challenge. it's a dynamic issue. it's kind of cat and mouse. you can't separate u.s. border security on the southwest border from what is going on in mexico. and mexico has been in this practically a state of civil war since 2006. there are cartels fighting with each other. there are terrible masacres and at the same time as i mentioned there are guns coming down from the...
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louis, illinois, in a movie theater in aurora, colorado, a shopping center in tucson, arizona, a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin, and the college lecture halls in illinois and blacksburg, virginia, and a first grade classroom in newtown, massachusetts, americans all over the country are saying enough. we need to act. we need to better protect our families, our kids, our schools, our loved ones from the epidemic of violence. some say that we should just enforce the laws on the books, but that is not enough. there are so many gaps in these laws that we now they created the situation we face today. the senate will take up proposals to close those gaps and reduce gun violence. we will consider universal background checks for gun sales, tougher gun laws against illegal stock purchasing, stopping the flood of new military-style assault weapons on to our streets, limiting the capacity of new gun magazines to a level that allows for reasonable self- defense but reduces the scope of carnage that a mass shooter can cause. all of these proposals are based on common sense. all of them have st
louis, illinois, in a movie theater in aurora, colorado, a shopping center in tucson, arizona, a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin, and the college lecture halls in illinois and blacksburg, virginia, and a first grade classroom in newtown, massachusetts, americans all over the country are saying enough. we need to act. we need to better protect our families, our kids, our schools, our loved ones from the epidemic of violence. some say that we should just enforce the laws on the books, but...
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compare vote performance of a basket of candidates who were tea party guys like josh in ohio, jeff in arizona and tom in pennsylvania and you compare those to tommie thompson, those establishment guys did worse. they did twice as bad for vote performance. the reason this lesson is important it's like tp gang warfare in politics over the 2014 elections. nobody wants to have to go through that. that's why you saw people like lamar alexander and lindsay gram worried. i would argue this is good for the process. one of those p.'s in your introduction. as long as politicians think they can say and do whatever they want in washington and no one is going to hold them accountable at home they will keep kicking the can down the road. so the final point i want to make is about tactics because i think one lesson to learn is too much money has been spent on tv ad buys relative to grassroots. hundreds of millions of dollars on outside groups on tv ads. and it didn't really buy much but grassroots seems to be the future. obama learned this early on. he had a four year head start and with his data machine, t
compare vote performance of a basket of candidates who were tea party guys like josh in ohio, jeff in arizona and tom in pennsylvania and you compare those to tommie thompson, those establishment guys did worse. they did twice as bad for vote performance. the reason this lesson is important it's like tp gang warfare in politics over the 2014 elections. nobody wants to have to go through that. that's why you saw people like lamar alexander and lindsay gram worried. i would argue this is good for...